Man,the social animal,is also a religious or spiritual being.Religion is a major concern of man.It is one of the earliest and the deepest interests of the human beings.Religion is universal,permanent,pervasive and perennial interests of man.Man not only, has biological,economic and social needs,but also,what is known as a religious need.He has religious quest which makes him to become restless even beyond the satisfaction of his basic physical needs.Hence the Biblical saying,Man cannot live by bread alone.It is also said that man from earliest times has been incurably religiou.
RELIGION AS A SYSTEM OF BELIEVE AND RITUAL
Religion is a matter of belief.It is nothing but man's belief in supernatural or superhuman forces.
All religious organisations depend upon beliefs,knowledge and training to exercise influence upon their members.Religious belief is the cognaitive aspect of religio. It tries to explain the nature and origin of scared things.
Religious ritual is the practical side of religion.As M.Douglas in his Purity and Danger,1996, says ritual refers to symbolic actions concerning the sacred.Ritual is a means to remind the individual of the holy word.
We are more interested in the social function og religious beliefs and rituals.Religious beliefs may not be scientific even.Their nonscientific character by no means lessens their social revelance and human significance.
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